North East Winners 2017

  • Child of Courage - Bradley Lowery

    Bradley Lowery

    Child of Courage

    Young Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery was diagnosed with stage 4 high risk Neuroblastoma on the 7th of January 2013 at the age of just two

    Child of Courage - Katie Mitchelson

    Katie Mitchelson

    Child of Courage

    Eleven year old Katie Mitchelson was playing at the park with her friends when a dog suddenly started biting children at random all around her

  • Emergency Services Award - PC Paul Canvin

    PC Paul Canvin

    Emergency Services Award

    Last September PC Paul Canvin was on annual leave when an armed gang burst in and attempted to rob the newsagents that he was shopping in

    Special Recognition - Mark Taylor

    Mark Taylor

    Special Recognition

    Mark Taylor is an inspirational teacher who has refused to let advanced Motor Neurone Disease (MND) prevent him from changing children’s lives

  • Special Recognition - Harry Mercer

    Harry Mercer

    Special Recognition

    At 94, most people have given up working long ago - but not Harry Mercer! Harry, from North Shields, has been volunteering for over 70 years and says he’ll never stop working for others

    Special Recognition - Dennis Potton

    Dennis Potton

    Special Recognition

    Ultramarathon runner Dennis Potton got more than he bargained in the middle of a 60-mile endurance race when he stopped for a drink and heard a child screaming for help

  • Special Recognition - Fay Murrish

    Fay Murrish

    Special Recognition

    Born with half a heart and undergoing a record-breaking operation minutes after birth, Chanel Murrish is certainly a miracle; defying the odds and the predictions of doctors who feared she was unlikely to survive

    Outstanding Bravery - Adam Tomlinson and Peter Senior

    Adam Tomlinson and Peter Senior

    Outstanding Bravery

    Off-duty highways officer Peter Senior was having a coffee at a roadside coffee shop while Adam Tomlinson was driving home from work, when a motorcycle collided with a car on the A167 near Spennymoor, County Durham

  • TSB Community Partner Award - Equal Arts, Henpower

    Equal Arts, Henpower

    TSB Community Partner Award

    HenPower was set up by the charity Equal Arts in 2011 with the aim of using hen-keeping to tackle social isolation, reduce depression and improve people’s wellbeing

    Fundraiser of the Year - Lynn Lucas

    Lynn Lucas

    Fundraiser of the Year

    Devoted and defiant mum Lynn Lucas has raised more than £2 million for cancer research since the tragically early death of her son Chris aged 18 in 2000

  • Lifetime Achievement - Professor Robin Sengupta

    Professor Robin Sengupta

    Lifetime Achievement

    Growing up in Chitagong, now in Bangladesh, then part of Pakistan, Ram Prasad Sengupta could hardly have imagined his life today as a world-renowned neurosurgeon, honoured by royalty for his incredible work

    Young Fundraiser of the Year - Harry Steel

    Harry Steel

    Young Fundraiser of the Year

    Harry, of Wallsend, was just eight when, in 2015, he lost his uncle and godfather David, 36, to sudden cardiac death. Tragically a year later his dad Steve died just three weeks after being diagnosed with cancer

  • Prince's Trust Young Achiever - Abbie Westgate

    Abbie Westgate

    Prince's Trust Young Achiever

    Abbie experienced a difficult childhood and a strained relationship with her family growing up. This meant that from a young age, she had to become independent in the family home and take herself to and from school

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